Syllabus for Math 636
Topology I
Fall 2015
Section 600
Instructor: Volodymyr Nekrashevych
Office: Blocker 513c
Office hours: Office hours: Monday and Wednesday 2:00–3:00 PM or by appointment.
e-mail: nekrash@math.tamu.edu
Home-page: http://www.math.tamu.edu/~nekrash
Class hours:
MWF 10:20–11:10 BLOC 506a
MATH 304 web page: The web page of the course is
http://www.math.tamu.edu/~nekrash/teaching/15F/636/M636.html
Text. Topology and Geometry, by Glen E. Bredon, Graduate Texts in Mathematics 139, Springer- Verlag;
Topics covered. This course is an introduction to Topology. We will cover the basic notions and results
in General Topology: axioms of topological spaces, subspaces, nets and convergence, compactness and
local compactness, products, quotient spaces, connectedness, uniform spaces and metrization theorems.
Prerequisite: Approval of instructor.
Grading. Your grade will be determined by homework, two midterm exams and a cumulative final exam.
The weights of each of these are as follows.
Homework Exam I
20 pt
25 pt
weekly
≈ Sep 30
Exam II
25 pt
≈ Nov 2
Final Exam
Total
30 pt
100
Dec 15, 8-10 am
I may curve any grade and will then compute the course grade by the following rule: A for at least 90
points, B for at least 80 points, C for at least 70 points, D for at least 60 points and F for less than 60
points.
Make-up policy: Make-ups for missed quizzes and exams will only be allowed for a university approved
excuse in writing. Wherever possible, students should inform the instructor before an exam or quiz is
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missed. Consistent with University Student Rules , students are required to notify an instructor by the
end of the next working day after missing an exam or quiz. Otherwise, they forfeit their rights to a
make-up.
Scholastic dishonesty: Copying work done by others, either in-class or out of class, is an act of scholastic
dishonesty and will be prosecuted to the full extent allowed by University policy. Collaboration on assignments, either in-class or out-of-class, is forbidden unless permission to do so is granted by your instructor.
For more information on university policies regarding scholastic dishonesty, see University Student Rules.
Remember the Aggie Code of Honor: “An Aggie does not lie, cheat, or steal or tolerate those who do.”
Copyright policy: All printed materials disseminated in class or on the web are protected by Copyright
laws. One xerox copy (or download from the web) is allowed for personal use. Multiple copies or sale of
any of these materials is strictly prohibited.
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(ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights protection for
persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities
be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If
you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact Disability Services, in Cain
Hall, Room B118, or call 845-1637. For additional information visit http://disability.tamu.edu.
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